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JULY 4th CELEBRATIONS - 200 YEAR 'WAR OF 1812'  - BOSTON HARBOR FEST 2012
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lKeith Lockhart conducting the Boston Pops concert in the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Copyright 2005 Garret A. Wollman, used with permission under the GNU Free Document License

Thousands of sailors aboard naval ships from around the world are gathered in Boston to mark the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812. Boston has a crucial maritime and colonial heritage and figures large in the 4 July celebrations for the anniversary of America’s independence. Boston had the famous tea party incident. The War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the first edition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

 

At least 18 naval ships from around the world including Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Indonesia, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Canada and England are in Boston as part of Operation Sail, or OpSail 2012. The vessels have brought 10,000 to 12,000 sailors to the Boston Navy Week’s War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations. U.S. warship, USS Constitution also called Old Ironsides was central to the celebrations. In 1812 it outgunned and won against British naval forces. The ship’s ship-to-ship victories against what was then the world’s most dominant naval force rallied Americans around their troops and country. The Constitution sailed on its annual July 4th three-hour turnaround cruise.

 

The celebration is a tribute to all US sailors and marines who fought gallantly in the War of 1812 or who have fought in other conflicts since then and includes members of the Coast Guard whose crew participated in the War of 1812, including the first-known prisoners of war in Coast Guard history.
Published on Jun 30, 2012 by boatinglocal BoatingLocal travels to Boston Harbor as an international fleet of naval and tall ships arrives for the 2012 Harborfest and War of 1812 Bicentennial celebration.  2012 Boston Tall Ship - Harborfest Preview
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Published on Jun 26, 2012 by gbcvb Tall Ships Visit June 30th - July 5th Boston Tall Ships Bicentennial Celebration 2012
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY (WATERWAYS)

'Eleventh Of July'
1405 – Ming admiral 'Zheng He' sets sail to explore the world for the first time

1405 – Ming admiral 'Zheng He' sets sail to explore the world for the first time

 

1576 – Martin Frobisher sights Greenland

 

1776 – Captain James Cook begins his third voyage

 

1798 – The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War

 

1882 – The British Mediterranean fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War

 

1893 – The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto


'Twelfth Of July'

1961 – Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death tally exceeds 2,000

1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: British Royal Navy ships inflict heavy damage against Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras

 

1961 – Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death tally exceeds 2,000

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